5 dead after small plane crashes in Orange County neighborhood

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YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Five people are dead after a small aircraft crashed into the backyard of a home near Anaheim Sunday, authorities said.

The Cessna 414A had just departed the Fullerton Municipal Airport when the incident happened under unknown circumstances, Allen Kenitzer of the Federal Aviation Administration, KTLA reported.

The pilot of the plane, as well as four people on the ground, died as a result of the crash, authorities said. A firefighter was also treated for minor injuries.

OCFA, Anaheim, Orange and OCSD on scene of a small aircraft down into a single family house. 1 structure involved, 2 people dead, 2 patients transported to local hospital. OCFA in Unified Command with @OCSheriff_ . Press Conference TBD pic.twitter.com/F0FzibNcU3

Flaming wreckage from the plane was found throughout the neighborhood. The aircraft’s fuselage came to rest in a residential backyard. In one video, a man could be seen using a garden hose to extinguish a flaming piece of wing in the street.

Firefighters planned to sift through the badly burned two-story house in case there are additional victims of the Sunday afternoon crash, Pokey Sanchez, an assistant chief with the Orange County Fire Department said.

FAA records show Oregon-based KL Management LLC applied for the registration of the fixed-wing, multi-engine plane. The registration was pending.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.